Baymule
Herd Master
DH and I went to Lowes last week and I veered off to the "cull" rack. There were twelve 2"x8"x16' on the cull rack. Price: $32.00 for ALL of them! I snatched the printed price tag off and we went inside. The price for just one 2"x8"x16' piece of lumber was $14. We got what we wanted and paid for the cull lumber. We went home and got the trailer. We loaded the lumber, a piece of plywood that was tossed on top and a shipping pallet made of six 2"x4"x12' We unloaded our treasures and stacked them up.
So far, all the lumber used around here to build the chicken coop, sheep shelter and barn came from Lowes reject rack or what I scrounged as used lumber and pulled the nails out of. And I still have a big stack under the carport. We did have to go buy 29 pieces of 2"x6"'s 20 feet long for the barn rafters and 50 pieces of OSB plywood for roof decking. I had even scrounged 18 telephone poles that we only paid $80 for! They are now holding up the barn roof. I don't know what I will use the 2"x8"x16' for, but I am sure I will find something.
Now on to Craigslist....I found tar paper for $10 a roll, regular cost at Lowes is nearly $17. So we bought 10 rolls, saved $70!
Today we picked up wire. I found 15 rolls of hardware cloth 3'x25' for $20 each. Total cost: $300. Regular price is $46 a roll, or $690 total cost. Money saved.... $390!! And the man had 2 rolls of 1"x2" wire, 24" tall x 25' long, (regular price $30 a roll) another roll of 1"x2" green wire, 36" tall x 50' (regular price $40) and a roll of chicken wire 36"x 50' (regular price $50) Total regular price, including the hardware cloth is $840....we paid $370 for all of it. Total savings on the wire is $470!!
I gotta go look on Craigs list.........
So far, all the lumber used around here to build the chicken coop, sheep shelter and barn came from Lowes reject rack or what I scrounged as used lumber and pulled the nails out of. And I still have a big stack under the carport. We did have to go buy 29 pieces of 2"x6"'s 20 feet long for the barn rafters and 50 pieces of OSB plywood for roof decking. I had even scrounged 18 telephone poles that we only paid $80 for! They are now holding up the barn roof. I don't know what I will use the 2"x8"x16' for, but I am sure I will find something.
Now on to Craigslist....I found tar paper for $10 a roll, regular cost at Lowes is nearly $17. So we bought 10 rolls, saved $70!
Today we picked up wire. I found 15 rolls of hardware cloth 3'x25' for $20 each. Total cost: $300. Regular price is $46 a roll, or $690 total cost. Money saved.... $390!! And the man had 2 rolls of 1"x2" wire, 24" tall x 25' long, (regular price $30 a roll) another roll of 1"x2" green wire, 36" tall x 50' (regular price $40) and a roll of chicken wire 36"x 50' (regular price $50) Total regular price, including the hardware cloth is $840....we paid $370 for all of it. Total savings on the wire is $470!!
I gotta go look on Craigs list.........
WOW! Both of you [Baymule & babsbag] got some AMAZING deals! 
